“To me, a poem is almost like someone whispering to another person, or you hear the whispering in your head. I hope with my own poems that the reader feels a connection, soul to soul, that'll help us all feel a little less alone on the planet. And it does have the power to direct change. A writer can make the word 'dark' be something positive. You can relieve a word like 'hysterical' of its misogynistic implications. You can make the language your own. That's what poetry is about.” FeelsLittlesPersonsDoeSoulHelpingLanguageDarkMy OwnPlanetsReaderDirectConnectionsPoetry IsImplicationsWhisperingHysterical Author:Rita Dove
“The brand is lying about something, or at least misrepresenting it. When I read a bottle of shampoo or moisturizer or other beauty product, I always perceive a dark subtext. The words haunt me. It comes across as humorous to the reader/audience, but in fact the words really do make me a little bit queasy. Nothing is as easy or natural as consumer brands want us to think - no problem is as resolvable. Your hair will fall out, eventually. Yet we do have these brands, and we line our shelves with them. There's an inherent irony.” ThinkingWantLittlesFactsProblemLyingFallEasyBitsNaturalLinesDarkAudienceProductsHairReaderLittle BitHumorousBrandsConsumersPerceiveIronyBottlesInherentShelvesNo ProblemWant UShampooSubtextBeauty Products Author:Aaron Belz
“I think the trick of being a writer is to basically put your cards out there all the time and be willing to be as in the dark about what happens next as your reader would be at that time.” ThinkingHappensWould BeNextDarkWillingReaderTricksCards Author:George Saunders
“In a culture defined by shades of gray, I think the absolute black and white choices in dark young adult novels are incredibly satisfying for readers.” ThinkingYoungChoicesCultureBlackDarkWhiteNovelReaderAdultsAbsolutesYoung AdultDefinedGrayShadeSatisfyingBlack And WhiteShades Of Gray Author:Maggie Stiefvater
“The subject of the novel is reality liberated from soul. The reader in complete independence presented with a structured process:let him evaluate it, not the author. The façade of the novel cannot be other than stone or steel, flashing electrically or dark, but silent.” SoulRealityProcessDarkNovelSubjectsReaderStonesIndependenceSilentSteelObjectivityLiberatedEvaluate Author:Alfred Doblin
“I grew up reading crime fiction mysteries, true crime - a lot of true crime - and it is traditionally a male dominated field from the outside, but from the inside what we know, those of us who read it, is that women buy the most crime fiction, they are by far the biggest readers of true crime, and there's a voracious appetite among women for these stories, and I know I feel it - since I was quite small I wanted to go to those dark places.” KnowsFeelsStoriesWantedReadingDarkFictionMysteryCrimeFieldsGrewReaderGrew UpMalesAppetiteCrime FictionDark Places Author:Megan Abbott
“Bland writing - timid, antiseptic, vanilla writing - is nearly as unhealthy as the brutal and dark. Instead of sipping, say, elixir, nectar, tequila, or champagne, the reader is invited to slurp lumpy milk or choke on the author's dust bunnies.” WritingDarkReaderDustMilkBrutalInvitedChokeChampagneUnhealthyBunniesBlandVanillaNectarElixirTequilaSippingDust Bunnies Author:Tom Robbins
“There's a great line by Joss Whedon: "Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke." Even for a reader, there's only so much punishment they can take. You've got to give them a break here and there.” GivingLinesDarkBreakReaderJokesToughPunishmentGod LoveHere And ThereGrim Author:Declan Shalvey
“There are some dark days when I do receive some racist mail or emails. But overall the response to me has been very positive. Readers relate to me not just as an African-American, but as an American trying to make sense of her personal finance, just like them.” TryingHas BeensDarkReaderResponseFinanceAfrican AmericanRelateMake SenseRacistMailEmailVery PositivePersonal FinanceDark Days Author:Michelle Singletary
“In order to capture Mid-World for new readers, I had to streamline the original tale [ The Gunslinger Born], but I also had to incorporate scenes from earlier Dark Tower novels.” WorldOrderBornDarkNovelReaderSceneOriginalsTalesCaptureTowersDark TowerGunslinger Author:Robin Furth
“Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart.” HeartStoriesDifficultDarkReaderRedemptionThemeTake MeOptimistHappy Endings Author:Michael Morpurgo
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” MenBookHumorFunnyReadingFriendshipDarkEducationDogReaderHumorousReading BooksMy DogBook ReadingPuppyCanineBooks And ReadingDog TrainingPuppy DogCat And DogPet DogOld BooksDog RescueGreat DogChildren BookPoodle DogsPuppies And DogsCute DogGreat PetMan And DogWriting And ReadingFunny DogInspirational DogCat DogInspirational AnimalReading WritingDogs And LifeLibraries Books And ReadingReading And LiteracyBooks For KidsBook ClubLibraries And ReadingSchool LibraryChildren ReadingHumans And DogsHeaven And DogsInspirational ReadingLiteracy And ChildrenLiteracy For ChildrenDog Best FriendReading Books To ChildrenDog DaysDogs TumblrSad DogAnimal FriendsFunny BookFruit Flies Author:Groucho Marx
“Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in the morning, that there is a light at the end of every tunnel.” KnowsHeartEndsStoriesLightDifficultDarkMorningSunReaderRedemptionThemeTake MeOptimistHappy EndingsTunnels Author:Michael Morpurgo